Toepel’s Straw Purchasing Bill to be Ceremonially Signed by Governor on Friday

1/9/2013

WHAT: Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) will join local and state lawmakers as Gov. Tom Corbett ceremonially signs into law her House Bill 898, now Act 199 of 2012 known as “The Brad Fox Law,” which restores a crucial law enforcement tool to remove illegal guns and prosecute straw purchasers.

WHO: Toepel; Corbett; Sen. John Rafferty (R-Berks/Chester/Montgomery); Reps. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery), Kate Harper (R-Montgomery), Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), Warren Kampf (R-Chester/Montgomery) Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia); Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman; the family of the late Plymouth Township Police Officer Brad Fox; as well as other local and state lawmakers and law enforcement officers.